Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 8, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Afrinda Blog ("we", "us", "our"), operated by Afrinda Technology (a sole proprietorship) collects uses and protects information when you visit afrinda.com and its related pages (the "Site"). By using the Site you agree to the practices described here.

Who We Are
Afrinda Blog is an independently run public blog. It does not offer user accounts logins or comments. The Site is owned and operated by Afrinda Technology based in Tanzania.

Information We Collect
We keep data collection to a minimum. The information we may collect includes:

Information you give us through the contact form. When you message us we collect your name, email address and the contents of your message so we can respond.
Information collected by our servers and analytics tools may record technical data such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website and the date and time of your visit.


How We Use Information
To respond to messages you send through the contact form.
To operate, maintain and improve the Site and its content.
To understand how visitors use the Site through aggregated analytics.
To display advertising that helps keep the blog free.
To protect the Site against abuse, fraud and security threats.

Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the Site (for example, which articles are popular). Google Analytics uses cookies and may collect your IP address and usage data. This information is aggregated and used to improve the Site. You can learn more from Google's privacy resources at policies.google.com/privacy and you can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt out Browser Add-on.

Advertising
We display advertising on the Site, including ads served by Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to our Site and other sites on the internet. You can also learn how Google uses data from partner sites at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and opt out of personalized ads from other vendors at about ads.info/choices.

Affiliate Links
Some articles contain affiliate links. If you click such a link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate partners may set their own cookies to track referrals governed by their own privacy policies.

How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with service providers who help us run the Site such as hosting analytics and advertising partners like Google and where required by law or to protect our rights and the safety of others.

International Transfers
Some of our service providers (such as Google) may process and store data on servers located outside Tanzania. Where this happen we rely on those provider safeguards for handling such transfers.

Data Retention
We keep contact form messages only as long as needed to respond and for our reasonable records. Analytics data is retained according to our analytics provider settings. You may ask us to delete your contact form data at any time.

Your Rights
Under the Personal Data Protection Act, 2022 of Tanzania and subject to its conditions you may have the right to access the personal data we hold about you request correction of inaccurate data, request deletion and object to certain processing. To exercise any of these rights contact us at info@afrinda.com.

Children Privacy
The Site is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, don't hesitate to get in touch with us so we can remove it.

Third-Party Links
The Site contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Security
We take reasonable measures to protect information against loss, misuse and unauthorized access. However, no method of transmission or storage over the internet is completely secure.

Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes take effect when posted on this page and the "Last updated" date will be revised accordingly.

Contact Us
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact us at info@afrinda.com or through our Contact page.